New Optimized Ethminer for Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080ti GPUs

In this review, I’m going to talk about the New Optimized Ethminer for Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 ti GPUs, which is an important addition to Bitcoin mining hardware. Mining is a record-keeping service done through the use of computer processing power. Miners keep the blockchain complete and unalterable by repeatedly verifying newly broadcast transactions into a new group of transactions called a block.

The Nvidia line of high-end gaming GPU’s recently got an upgrade. As expected, their newest model – the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti hit the shelves March 10th at the price of $699 USD. It was well-received in the mining community and the mining performance test results look promising as well.

The GTX 1080 Ti is one of the few top-tier Nvidia GPU models that have GDDR5X memory instead of the more common GDDR5. The GDDR5X standard supports 10Gbit/s data rates, which is reflected on how the miner performs with memory-intensive algorithms.

POWER CONSUMPTION

As specs state, the GPU power consumption limit is 250W on non-synthetic operations. The Founders Edition allows users to increase that limit by 20%. This means that the power consumption can be pushed up to 300W, but some additional cooling should be necessary too.

The GPU can be underclocked. There are no solid data about underclocking possibilities just yet, but experienced users stated that the GTX 1080 Ti has some potential.